Karma Has No Deadline
When my grandmother passed away, it was the hardest moment of my life. She had been my rock, my safe place, and my biggest supporter. So when I learned she had left me $20,000 in her will, I was touched but not surprised.
“It’s for your future, sweetheart,” she had told me once. “Use it wisely.”
But when the lawyer finalized the paperwork, I was stunned. The money was gone.
Confused, I asked my parents if they knew what had happened. That’s when my mother hesitated before saying, “Your brother handled it.”
My stomach dropped.
My brother, Jason, had always been reckless with money. While I worked two jobs to get through school, he lived paycheck to paycheck, constantly spending on things he couldn’t afford. If he had touched my inheritance…
I checked the account. Zero balance. The transaction history showed the withdrawal had been made two days after Grandma passed—before the will was even read.
Jason.
I was furious. I imagined all the ways I would confront him, demand my money back, maybe even take legal action. But before I even had the chance, karma decided to handle it for me.
The very next day, Jason called me, his voice frantic.
“Someone scammed me,” he blurted out.
I almost laughed. “What are you talking about?”
“I—I invested in something. This guy promised to triple my money. It seemed legit! But now my account’s empty. It was all a scam!”
I closed my eyes, my anger battling with the satisfaction that karma had acted faster than I ever could.
“You stole from me,” I finally said.
Jason was silent. Then, “I was going to pay you back.”
“No, you weren’t,” I said flatly. “And now? You got exactly what you deserved.”
I hung up.
A few weeks later, I got a call from my grandmother’s lawyer.
“Turns out, there was a secondary account she had set up,” he said. “She never told anyone—not even your parents. That $20,000 was just part of it. There’s another $50,000 in your name.”
I was speechless.
Grandma had always known Jason’s ways. She must have anticipated this. And in the end, she made sure I was taken care of—while Jason learned a lesson he wouldn’t forget.
Karma? It doesn’t miss.
